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The eternal light in the temple had been destroyed by the opposing forces, and there was only enough oil to light the sacred lamp for one night by a miracle the lamp stayed lit for eight nights, long enough to prepare oil to keep its light shining and to rededicate the temple to the Hebrew people.
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It celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the evil King Antioches of Syria. Hanukkah tends to get plumped up by its proximity to Christmas, when in fact it’s a very minor holiday in the Jewish calendar. David and I usually get each other a token gift, like nice gloves or a great book - but it’s really a holiday for our kids. #LeadSafeMama *Amazon links are affiliate links and if you purchase something after clicking on one of my links I may receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you! Thank you for supporting my advocacy work in this way.If you look veeerrryy carefully in the center of this present-packed picture, you can just make out our lovely Hanukkah menorah surrounded, nay, overshadowed by the gifts for those boys. Please let me know if you have any questions. To see other menorahs that I have tested, Click Here.Īs always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts.
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If a hand-made menorah (made just for you by my boys) is out of your price range, or if you prefer another design of lead-free menorah, here’s a few quick Amazon affiliate links to other Lead-free / Lead-safe menorah choices! Thank you for considering supporting my advocacy work in this way. Handmade from a solid block of 6Al4V Titanium: $195.00: LINK #LeadSafeMama Lead-Free “Travel Chanukiah” Handmade from a solid block of 6061-T6 Aluminum: $85.00: LINK #LeadSafeMama Lead-Free “Travel Chanukiah” Links below are to pay via PayPal and the cost includes shipping in the United States. If you would like to support my advocacy by purchasing a handmade Aluminum Chanukah menorah (just like this one, but with some anticipated variation because they are handmade!) you can order one by Novemand we will send it to you in time for the first night of Chanukah (December 2, 2018). * Given these words are all transliterated from ancient Hebrew, there are numerous terms and spellings, that can be confusing - even for many Jews here are a couple of attempts to, er, shed light on all this linguistic mishegas!: They suggested that we offer them for sale - as a fundraiser in support of my advocacy (specifically to help with my legal defense fund.) I didn’t get a post up in time for Chanukah last year, but decided I would post about it this year! Last year some of my friends saw my menorah* and liked it just as much as I do.
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First my two middle sons came out to be with me for some of the filming that involved them, then my husband came with my youngest and finally my oldest son joined us (after he finished his holiday performances for the year) to work as an intern on the film for a semester.Īs a wonderful surprise, my husband (and sons) made this Aluminum chanukiah for me to take with me on the trip while working on the the film! Since we left to start shooting early in December (of 2011) we were on the road for Chanukah (with the whole family). The picture here is of the Lead-free Chanukah* “Travel Chanukiah*” (Chanukah menorah) that my husband and sons made for me when we were shooting my film. Did you know that most Chanukah menorah’s have high levels of Lead?